Vinyl pressings
by Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson · 1958
Trudie / Love Is The Sweetest Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 8 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
45 XX 1147 A-3Side A runout variant 1
45 XX 1147 B-1Side B runout variant 1
45 XX 1147 A-1 1 X/T CSide A runout variant 2
45 XX 1148 B-1 1 X/T GSide B runout variant 2
XX 1147.A-3 2 X/T DSide A runout
XX 1147 B-2 3 X/T HSide B runout
XX.1147-ASide A label
XX.1147-BSide B label
XX 1147.A-3 2 X/T DSide A runout
XX 1147 B-2 3 X/T HSide B runout
XX.1147-ASide A label
XX.1147-BSide B label
45 XX 1147 A-3 [I X/T O]Side A Runout, stamped, [etched]
45 XX 1147 B-1 [4 X/T B]Side B Runout, stamped, [etched]
45.XX.1147-ASide A Label
45.XX.1147-BSide B Label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | Nixa N-15147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Denmark | Metronome B 45-1199First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Denmark | Metronome B 45-1199First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Denmark | Metronome B 45-1199First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | France | Pye Records 45-pv. 15035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Italy | Pye Records 7N - 15147First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Nixa 7N.15147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Norway | Nixa 7N 15147First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1958 | UK | Pye Nixa 7N.15147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Pye Nixa N.15147First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Pye Nixa N.15147First year10", 78 RPM, Single | 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Pye Nixa 7N.15147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Pye Nixa 7N.15147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Cub K9013First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Cub K9013First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Cub K90137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Trudie / Love Is The Sweetest Thing are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in UK, US, Australia, Denmark and more. One of them is Pye Nixa 7N.15147.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15147, N.15147, K9013, N-15147) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 XX 1147 A-3 and 45 XX 1147 B-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
